Bill Herbkersman

Last week, I was given a needed reminder of why I find myself in the House of Representatives, and why some of my friends are serving as town and county council members, mayors, senators, and even elected POA board members.

After two weeks on furlough from the statehouse, it was catch-up time this week. At the request of a great many of you, I have been working diligently on legislation that would allow golf cart usage at night by folks with properly outfitted vehicles.

Although we are in the second week of furlough, our constituent calls and emails are still running fairly high. Last week we were at about the 150 mark, which is somewhat above average with no hot-button issues in the mix.

As promised, what follows is a survey of the highlights of budget week. I apologize for not returning emails as promptly as I usually do, but we were on the floor for 12 to 14 hours each day this week.